diff --git a/cucumber-expressions/javascript/src/Group.ts b/cucumber-expressions/javascript/src/Group.ts
index 772e09b289..1dcfbc76be 100644
--- a/cucumber-expressions/javascript/src/Group.ts
+++ b/cucumber-expressions/javascript/src/Group.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default class Group {
 
   get values(): string[] {
     return (this.children.length === 0 ? [this] : this.children)
+      .filter(g => typeof g.start !== 'undefined')
       .map(g => g.value)
-      .filter(v => v !== null)
   }
 }